hub/README.md

NE Hub

One installable web app (PWA) for Seafile, OnlyOffice and your four webmail accounts. Mobile-first; bottom tabs on phones, side rail on iPad and desktop (tuned for 12.9" at 1024 and 1366 wide).

Configure

cp .env.example .env     # set ONLYOFFICE_JWT_SECRET (same value as the Document Server) and PUBLIC_URL

PUBLIC_URL must be an address the OnlyOffice server can reach (not localhost): it posts saved edits back there.

Run

docker compose up -d --build     # http://localhost:8080
# or: node server.js

Put it behind your reverse proxy with HTTPS (needed for "Add to Home Screen" and the service worker), e.g. hub.necloud.us. Settings: SEAFILE_URL, ONLYOFFICE_URL env vars in docker-compose.yml.

What each part does

• Files: signs in with your Seafile account, browses libraries, uploads, creates folders, downloads, deletes. The server proxies /sf/* to Seafile because Seafile sends no CORS headers. Token lives in the browser only. Office files open in Seafile's own OnlyOffice integration.

• Edit here: opens docs inside the app via OnlyOffice. The server signs each editor config with the JWT secret and saves edits back to Seafile.

• Sign-in: the whole app sits behind a passkey (WebAuthn). First run: open the site and enter the setup code (HUB_SETUP_CODE, or the one printed in the server log) to create a passkey; add more devices from Settings. Passkeys and the session secret live in /data (a Docker volume).

• People: you (the admin) add people in Settings -> People, choose which tabs each may use (Files, Office, Music, Audiobooks, Podcast, Podcast Admin, Mail, Calendar, Tasks, Search; Home and Settings are always on), and give them a one-time invite code to create their own passkey. Everyone's tasks, NE Hub events, settings, iCloud connection, calendar links and Plex sign-in are private to them (/data/users/<id>/). Limits are enforced by the server, not just hidden. You can change a person's tabs, sign them out everywhere, turn them off, or delete them and their data. An existing single-user install becomes the admin automatically on first start (the original files are left in place as a backup).

• Files: a Finder/Explorer-style browser. Tap Select (or long-press on a phone, Cmd/Ctrl-click or Shift-click on a computer) to pick several items and Move, Copy (to any folder in any library, with a New folder button in the picker) or Delete them together. Rename checks for clashes, sort by name/date/size/kind (folders stay on top), filter a folder, right-click for the item menu, and keys: Ctrl/Cmd-A, Delete, F2, Enter, Esc. Drag files or whole folders from your computer onto the page (or onto a folder in the list) to upload; uploads show progress, retry on a bad connection, and can be cancelled. Drag items onto a folder or a breadcrumb to move them (hold Alt/Option to copy). Drag a single file out to your desktop to download it (Chrome and Edge only; browsers cannot drag out folders or several files). Also share links, image/PDF/video/audio preview, and New document/spreadsheet/presentation.

• Calendar: month grid and agenda. Add, edit and delete events:

  • NE Hub calendar: events you create are stored in /data/events.json and published as a private subscribe link (Manage calendars -> copy link) so Outlook, Google or Apple Calendar can show them (read-only there).
  • iCloud (two-way): connect with an Apple ID and an app-specific password (appleid.apple.com). Credentials are encrypted in /data/icloud.json; only *.icloud.com is contacted. Edits keep alarms and attendees intact.
  • ICS links (Google secret address, Outlook/M365 published calendar) are read-only.

• Tasks: to-do lists stored in NE Hub (/data/tasks.json), with due dates, notes and completion. If the connected iCloud account exposes reminder lists over CalDAV they appear too and sync both ways. Apple hides Reminders lists that were upgraded for iOS 13+, so for most accounts only NE Hub lists are available.

• Settings sync: your preferences (mail addresses, audiobooks sign-in (encrypted), Plex library, Office save location, calendar/task views, recent files) are saved on the server in /data/settings.json and shared by every device. The Seafile sign-in token is saved there too (encrypted), so Settings shows Seafile as signed in on every device. Only the music queue stays in the browser.

• Search: libraries, file names (scans libraries if Seafile has no search index) and Plex artists/albums/tracks.

• Music: Plex player. Sign in goes through plex.tv (no password handled), the server proxies your Plex server and adds the token itself, and a mini player keeps playing as you move between tabs; the current and next two tracks are downloaded in full so changing songs is instant and a slow or lost connection does not stop playback; the queue (play next / add to queue) and position are remembered.

• Audiobooks: embeds audiobooks.necloud.us in a frame that keeps playing while you use other tabs, with reload, full screen and open-in-new-tab buttons. Back-door sign-in: set AUDIOBOOKS_LOGIN_LINK to the site's secret link (the key is part of it). The frame loads /api/audiobooks/enter, which checks the person may use the Audiobooks tab and redirects to that link, so the key stays in the server's environment and never appears in the app's page, script or logs. Anyone holding the link is signed in there with full access, so keep it out of the repo and .env backups. Or set AUDIOBOOKS_SSO_SECRET (and optionally AUDIOBOOKS_SSO_URL, default <AUDIOBOOKS_URL>/sso) for short-lived signed links: ?token=<body>.<sig>, where body is base64url JSON {u, id, exp, n} and sig is the base64url HMAC-SHA256 of body. Without either, the plain site opens and the saved username can be copied.

• Podcast and Podcast Admin: launchers that open PODCAST_URL (a home-network address) and VERSE_URL in their own tabs.

• Office: embeds onlyoffice.necloud.us in a frame, with an "open in new tab" fallback if it blocks framing.

• Mail: with WEBMAIL_URL set, your own webmail opens inside the app (a frame that keeps running between tabs, with reload, full screen and open-in-new-tab); a button there opens the Gmail / Outlook.com / Microsoft 365 / iCloud shortcuts. Without it, Mail is those shortcuts (inbox + compose, only for the apps you tick in Settings -> Mail apps). Gmail, iCloud and Outlook refuse to be framed, so to read all your accounts in the app, run a webmail you control and connect it to them over IMAP (Gmail and iCloud with an app-specific password). Roundcube example:

  roundcube:
    image: roundcube/roundcubemail:latest-apache
    environment:
      ROUNDCUBEMAIL_DEFAULT_HOST: ssl://imap.gmail.com      # or imap.mail.me.com, etc.
      ROUNDCUBEMAIL_DEFAULT_PORT: 993
      ROUNDCUBEMAIL_SMTP_SERVER: ssl://smtp.gmail.com
      ROUNDCUBEMAIL_SMTP_PORT: 465
      ROUNDCUBEMAIL_PLUGINS: archive,zipdownload
    volumes: [ ./roundcube:/var/roundcube/config ]       # a file here can add the lines below
  

  Put this in a config file there: $config['x_frame_options'] = false; $config['imap_host'] = ['ssl://imap.gmail.com:993' => 'Gmail', 'ssl://imap.mail.me.com:993' => 'iCloud']; and have the reverse proxy for your webmail send Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors https://<your hub address> (and no X-Frame-Options), so only the hub can frame it. Keep the webmail on the same site as the hub (for example mail.necloud.us and hub.necloud.us) so its sign-in cookie works inside the frame.

Install on iPhone / iPad (PWA)

Open the site in Safari (it must be the https:// address), tap Share -> Add to Home Screen. The home-screen app has proper icons (iPhone, iPad), a splash screen for each iPhone and iPad size (including iPad Pro 12.9"), and opens full screen without Safari's bars. iOS keeps a separate sign-in for the home-screen app, so sign in once inside it with your passkey; it then stays signed in (SESSION_DAYS, default 180, renewed whenever you use it). Regenerate the artwork with python3 tools/make-icons.py (needs Pillow).

Build and deploy with Gitea

.gitea/workflows/build.yml builds the container on every push to main (and v* tags) and pushes it to git.necloud.us/nate/hub (tags: latest, short commit sha, git tag). amd64 (x86) only.

One-time setup in Gitea: create an access token with the write:package scope, then add it to the repo under Settings -> Actions -> Secrets as REGISTRY_TOKEN (optionally REGISTRY_USER). The runner needs Docker.

On the server:

cp .env.example .env                # fill in secrets, PUBLIC_URL, etc.
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
docker compose logs hub | grep "Setup code"   # first sign-in: create your passkey